What locals actually pay — and why your quote will be different
Dianping (China's Yelp-meets-Groupon) lists real dental deals you can actually book — not brochure prices. We price-checked the major Shanghai chains on Aug 25, 2026. Three things to know before you read the numbers:
- These prices only exist on Chinese apps. Booking takes a Chinese app, a mainland mobile number, and usually Alipay or WeChat Pay. Most visitors can't complete it — that's exactly why clinics quote you a different number at the front desk.
- The cheap headline is there to get you into the chair. A ¥69 filling means the first tooth treated in that visit, back teeth only, one material. The fine print is where the real price lives — and chair-side upselling is standard practice (we found it documented in the clinics' own reviews).
- Walk-in quotes and international-clinic quotes are a different number. Same building, same dentist, different menu. We show the gap. We don't paper over it.
Where we have not price-checked the walk-in or international quote, that column says so. We'd rather show you a blank than a guess.
Teeth cleaning
| What locals pay (Dianping deals) | What you'll likely be quoted |
|---|---|
| ¥168 Rytime (no time cap, polish included) | Not yet price-checked |
| ¥368 Arrail (holidays OK) | Not yet price-checked |
| ¥458 TSK (air polishing included) | Not yet price-checked |
| ¥580 Bybo "PMTC" (a branded deep clean — not a standard scale and polish) | Not yet price-checked |
Price-checked at 4 chains · Aug 25, 2026
Filling (composite)
| What locals pay | What you'll likely be quoted |
|---|---|
| ¥69 More Dental (3M Z250, back teeth, first tooth treated in the visit) | Not yet price-checked |
| ¥199 Bybo (3M Z350, first tooth in the visit) | Not yet price-checked |
| ¥598 Dr.Tooth (German VOCO; that clinic's own 2-year promise — not an industry norm) | Not yet price-checked |
| Public hospital: ¥226 official treatment fee, plus the filling material billed separately | — |
Price-checked at 3 chains + official public fee schedule · Aug 25, 2026
Implant — consult deals (not the implant itself)
| What locals pay | Note |
|---|---|
| ¥1–9.9 X-ray / consult deals (More, Yaboshi, Rytime) | The implant itself is a different number — see below |
| ¥498 Jiahui implant/ortho check (international hospital; listed price, no coupon) | — |
Implant — the implant itself
| Channel | Price |
|---|---|
| Public hospital service fee | Capped at ¥5,130 a tooth. The cap does not include the implant fixture or the crown — those are billed on top. |
| Walk-in at Tongji Dental (from patient reviews) | ¥15,000–20,000 a tooth if you want it done now; about a three-quarter (~9 month) wait for the state bulk-procurement price. Reviews name the 5th-floor digital dentistry center as the workaround — unverified, ask on site. |
| International clinics | Not yet price-checked |
Orthodontics check
| What locals pay | What you'll likely be quoted |
|---|---|
| ¥1 Yaboshi digital ortho check (deal price) | Not yet price-checked |
| ¥498 Jiahui (international hospital; listed price, no coupon) | Not yet price-checked |
Every price on this page carries its check date. When a price is older than 90 days, it comes off the page automatically. Blank cells mean we haven't price-checked that number yet — we'd rather show you a blank than a guess.